carlosd68

looking to buy some takata harnesses but I wanted to know what the expiration date means exactly. Can we not use them on the street after they expire or is that only for track use? Let me know..... thanks

BubblegumTate

I don't know CA law specifically, but I don't believe they are legal to use to on the street at all. I know I have gotten flak for just having my harnesses in the car on the way to events (not using them, just sitting on them while using the stock belts).

carlosd68

damn thats crazy..... i have seen tons of people driving around with takatas on, and not their seat belts, on the street , but I am not sure if thats legal.... but I dont see why it wouldnt be...... thanks for the help though......... I just dont want to spend the money if i wont be able to use them for a while

ATS*Mark

ive been pulled over with my takatas on (i dont have stock seatbelts in the car) ive been asked by the cops if thats legal lol . like im going to say its illegal....

carlosd68

ha ha..... so is it illegal???

ATS*Mark

ive never seen any law stating against it.

vodomagoo

non dot belts are not legal in the u.s. on the street. the date is the manufacture date

carlosd68

kaiba

Is the date for Fia approve only.

ATS*Mark

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vodomagoo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">non dot belts are not legal in the u.s. on the street. the date is the manufacture date </TD></TR></TABLE>

actually the date is the FIA expiration.....

SOHC_me

^Which then you can not use them for SCCA racing and some other organized racing events if they are expired. Correct me if I'm wrong? But i belive you can still use them on track days, like HPDE's and for fun track days.

ATS*Mark

im not sure where you can use them . i know u can use motorcycle helmets for hpde so maybe they dont care about harness dates.

spock_rocker

lapping days and autox's you do not have to have a FIA harness. well at least i didn't. now i have a takata some i should be fine for most HPDE and NASA events if i get the money saved up


Modified by spock_rocker at 1:16 AM 2/13/2007

FullRaceHonda

im going to take a shot in the dark and say if the event REQUIRES a harness it needs a non expired harness, all other events im guessing you will be fine

ATS*Mark

thats weird tho , i can understand not requiring one , but if you have one thats expired and being allowed is kinda weird.

FullRaceHonda

its also odd that a clean flawless harness cant be used right now if the expiration date is 2006, but who knows i could be and probably am wrong

Simon Tibbett

I thought they expired a few years after you buy them? Like if you bought a harness on 05 it shouldnt be an 06 date right?

And as for HPDE's and Solo 2 all of that expired harnesses are fine, at least in my experience and understanding. As long as they are not torn up...

Grams0wnsyouz99*

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC_me &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^Which then you can not use them for SCCA racing and some other organized racing events if they are expired. Correct me if I'm wrong? But i belive you can still use them on track days, like HPDE's and for fun track days.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They are legal for all SCCA.

Baggy Spandex

I believe Schroth harnesses are the only DOT approved harnesses.

carlosd68

everyone is posting mostly about different events and track use, so what about street use? can we use takatas to replace seat belts?? thanks to everyone that has posted....

Baggy Spandex

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by carlosd68 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">everyone is posting mostly about different events and track use, so what about street use? can we use takatas to replace seat belts?? thanks to everyone that has posted.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAisBEST &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I believe Schroth harnesses are the only DOT approved harnesses. </TD></TR></TABLE>

SOHC_me

What I said before is that you CAN"T use them for SCCA Racing events, and other organazations such as honda challenge.... For races, but for lapping days and HPDE's and other such days that are for practice and FOR fun, you can, most of them don't even require a harnness. And of course its not legal to use on the street. Unless it says DOT approved.

carlosd68

sweet, got it..... thanks

vega_ROCKS

now the question is this from first hand experience.
Has anyone ever received a ticket (besides a fix it tick it because some cops are just dumb) for driving around with only Harnesses??

osprey

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vega_box &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">now the question is this from first hand experience.
Has anyone ever received a ticket (besides a fix it tick it because some cops are just dumb) for driving around with only Harnesses??</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAisBEST &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I believe Schroth harnesses are the only DOT approved harnesses. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I still got cited for a schroth rallye 3 (dot approved) non-correctable. Since then I only put the harness in at the event . And after purchase of the new HPDE project car, stock belts have been placed back in the daily and a 6 point simpson harness in the project